RIME 3/1.01.07, Cylfrag 03 + 04 + 05 + 08 composite (P431910)
Official or display, Lagash II, Girsu · c. 2200 BCE–2100 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 3/1.01.07, Cylfrag 03 + 04 + 05 + 08 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P431910 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Lagash II · c. 2200 BCE–2100 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
| Coordinates | 31.5591, 46.1776 |
English translation
By Foxvog, Daniel A. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| surface a 4' | the faithful steward who for mother Nanše |
| surface a 5' | never ceases (to provide), who ... the temple, |
| surface a 6' | you created its levees and ditches, |
| surface a 7' | you created the watch over the silver and lapis ... temple. |
| surface a 8' | Gudea will build my temple for me. |
| surface a 9' | He will perfect its divine attributes for me. |
| surface a 10' | ... like daylight he will fill the temple? with ... |
| surface a 11' | Like a storied mountain range spreading out from heaven and earth, |
| surface a 12' | These words were not ones proclaimed by a dream-interpreter. |
| surface a 13' | They were not brought by ... |
| surface a 15' | Powerful fierce lion, |
| surface a 16' | Ningirsu, true offspring of Enlil, |
| surface a 17' | born by the mountain ranges |
| surface a 18' | and fed fine milk by the hinds, |
| surface a 19' | among the halub and murran trees |
| surface a 20' | a blowing storm producing ... on the horizons, |
| surface a 21' | warrior Ningirsu, battering the rebel lands, |
| surface a 22' | a boat ... |
| surface a 23' | Like an elephant it did not stand (still) in its fierce strength; |
| surface a 24' | with a thick neck it has dropped its horns. |
| surface a 25' | The temple, like grass spread open, has laid out (its) essence on the earth. |
| surface a 26' | The cypress lying on its ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1' | [x x] si [x x] gal2 | |
| 2' | [x x] mah | |
| 3' | [x] x [x x?] e3-x | |
| 4' | agrig zi ama {d}nansze-ra | |
| 5' | musz nu-tum2 e2 [...] | |
| 6' | [x?] e pa4-bi [x?] me-dim2 | |
| 7' | x e2 ku3 za-gin3 en-nu-bi me-dim2 | |
| 8' | [gu3]-de2-a [e2]-mu ma-du3-e | |
| 9' | [me-bi ma]-ab-du7-du7 | |
| 10' | [...] u4-gin7 [e2?]-e ma-da-ab-si-si | |
| 11' | hur-sag ga-lam-ma-gin7 an-ki-ta bad-bad-e | |
| 12' | inim-bi ensi3 x du11-ga nu | |
| 13' | [x x?]-x nu-mu-[x-x?]-DU | |
| 14' | [...] x [(...)] | |
| 15' | pirig [husz] a2 [tuku] | |
| 16' | {d}nin-gir2-su a zi {d}en-lil2-la2 | |
| 17' | hur-sag-e tu-da | |
| 18' | masz2-lulim-e ga zi gu7-a | |
| 19' | ha-lu-ub2 mur-ra-an-na-a | |
| 20' | u4 bu3-bu3 an-szar2 x [x] x gal2-la? | |
| 21' | ur-sag {d}nin-gir2-su ki-bala du7-du7 | |
| 22' | ma2 [x x x?] munsub? [x x] | |
| 23' | am-si-gin7 [a2] husz-ba nu-gub | |
| 24' | gu2 pesz-am3 a2 im-ta-szub | |
| 25' | e2-e u2 bad-gin7 sza3 ki im-mi-ib2-tab | |
| 26' | szu-ur2-me x-[x]-be2 nu2-[a] | |
| 27' | IM-[...] | |
| 28' | [...] IL2-[x] | |
| 29' | sila-sir2-sir2 [x] a2 [x x?] | |
| 30' | x [...] | |
Sources & licences
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